©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 1095 Index A shopping 737-8 antechinus 1051 Australian Open 499, 1061 Aboriginal art 19, 130, 831, sights 717-22 Anzac Day 1038, 1036 Australian Rules football 848-9, 1005, 1043-5, 19, tourist information 739 Apollo Bay 542-4 31, 496, 501, 737, 822, 848, see also rock art tours 723-4 aquariums 833-4, 1060, 19 Aboriginal culture 27, 1042-7 travel to/from 739 Aquarium of Western Australian War Memorial 258-9 food 1057 travel within 739-40 Australia 910 Australianisms 1030 languages 1036 Adelaide Fringe 30 Aquascene 814, 847 Australia’s regions 58-60 music 1045 Adelaide Hills 740-4, 741 Indo-Pacific Marine Ayers Rock, see Uluru performing arts 1045 AFL Grand Final 31, 501 Exhibition 816 Aboriginal festivals 30, 468, Agnes Water 363-6 Melbourne Aquarium 482 822, 849, 849 air travel 1081, 1082 Merimbula Aquarium 252 b Aboriginal history 1031, Aireys Inlet 541 National Zoo & Aquarium backpacker hostels 1067-8 1032, 1034, 1046-7 264 Airlie Beach 386-92, 387, Badgingarra National Reef HQ Aquarium 395, Aboriginal people 19, 849 421 Park 973 421 Bennelong 1033 airports 1081 Bairnsdale 610-11 land 48, 1042-3 SEA LIFE Sydney Ballarat 569-74, 570 Albany 956-9, 957 Aquarium 84-5 New South Wales 66-7, Ballina 182-3 Albury 225-7 area codes 23, 1076 138, 155, 157, 200 Bamaga 470-1 Aldgate 742-3 Arkaroola 800 Northern Territory 810, Bangalow 192 853, 862, 894 Alexander Morrison National Armidale 200-1 Park 973 banking 1073 Queensland 278 Arnhem Land 855-6 Alice Springs 870-84, Banks, Joseph 1031 South Australia 711, 715, art, see Aboriginal art, 872-3, 878 Barcaldine 377-8 719, 792, 796 galleries accommodation 877-9 Barmera 770-1 Tasmania 619, 622, 1035 Art Gallery of NSW 77 activities 875 Barossa Valley 774-9, Victoria 475, 482, 497, Art Gallery of South 775, 18 553 children, travel with 723 Australia 717, 26 Barraba 198 Western Australia 904, 943 drinking 881 Art Gallery of Western Barrington Tops National accommodation 1066-8, see emergency services 882 Australia 910 Park 160 also individual locations entertainment 881 Arthur River 695 Barwon Heads 526 activities 29-32, 51-7, see festivals 876 Atherton 441-2 basketball 737 also individual locations food 879-81 Atherton Tableland 437-46 Bat Cave 768 Adelaide 716-40, 718-19, medical services 882 ATMs 1073 Batavia Coast 976-83 728-9, 732-3 money 882 Augusta 947-8 Batchelor 837-8 accommodation 725-8 shopping 881-2 Australia Day 29 Bateman’s Bay 248-9 activities 722-3 sights 871-5 Australia Zoo 337 bathrooms 1077 drinking 734-6 tourist information 882 Australian Centre for emergency services 738 tours 875-6 Contemporary Art 486 Bathurst 204-6 entertainment 736-7 travel to/from 882-3 Australian Centre for the Bathurst Island 833 festivals 724-5 travel within 883-4 Moving Image 479 Battery Hill Mining Centre 868 food 728-34 amusement parks, see Australian Formula One history 1034 theme parks Grand Prix 500 Bay of Fires 668 medical services 738 Anakie 371 Australian Institute of beaches 25 Sport 264 money 738 Angaston 778-9 Beachport 764 Anglesea 540 Australian Museum 77 Beachport Conservation Park 764 animals 1049-51, see Australian National Botanic Gardens 261-2 Beauty Point 677-8 Map Pages 000 also wildlife watching, Australian National Bedourie 380 Photo Pages 000 individual species Maritime Museum 88 1096 Beechworth 594-6 Bondi 21, 92-4, 94, 21, Bruny Island 647-50 Quorn 795-6 beer 31, 1058-9, see also 120, 121 Buchan 613 Stuarts Well 890 breweries Booderee National Park budget 23 Uluru 891 Bellarine Peninsula 522-6 247 Buley Rockhole 838 Campbell Town 658-9 Bellingen 171-2 Boodjamulla (Lawn Hill) Bunbury 940-1 campervans 1087-8 National Park 464 Bells Beach 540 Bunda Cliffs 792 camping 1066-7 IND books 1028 Ben Boyd National Park Bundaberg 360-1 Canberra 15, 258-72, 257, Booti Booti National Park 255 Bundanoon 223-4 260, 262, 15 EX 159-60 Ben Lomond National Bungendore 273 accommodation 256, Borroloola 866 B-C Park 680 bungy jumping 417 265-7 Boulia 379 Bendigo 574-9, 576 activities 264-5 Burleigh Heads 324-6, 55 Bennelong 1033 Bourke 239-40 Burnie 688-92 children, travel with 259 Bennett, Shannon 507 Bowen 394-5 Burra 783 climate 256 Bermagui 251-2 Bowra 222-3 bus travel 1083, 1083-4 drinking & nightlife Berri 772-3 breweries 269-70 bush tucker 1057 Berrima 223-4 New South Wales 243 emergency services 271 bushfires 528, 1028, 1053, Queensland 293 Berry 244 1065 entertainment 270 South Australia 721, Bicheno 665-6 bushwalking 52, 57 festivals & events 265 751, 794 bicycle travel, see cycling Canberra 264 food 256, 267-9 Tasmania 630, 640 Big Day Out 29 New South Wales 68, highlights 257 Victoria 514, 562 Bingara 198 139, 219 history 259 Western Australia 912, birds 1050, see also Northern Territory 811 internet access 271 931 birdwatching Queensland 279 medical services 271 Bribie Island 316 Birdsville 380 South Australia 714 shopping 270-1 Bridgetown 949 Birdsville Track 49, 380, Tasmania 623, 702 sights 258-264 806 Bright 597-9 Victoria 551 tourist information 271 birdwatching 53, 1055, see Brisbane 282-311, 284-5, Western Australia 905 tours 265 also wildlife watching 288-9, 292, 298, travel to/from 271-2 New South Wales 68, 301, 311 business hours 1074 161, 167, 174, 204, 251 accommodation Busselton 941-2 travel within 272 Northern Territory 811, 296-300 Byfield National Park 369 Canberra Museum & Gallery 263 815, 837, 843, 896 activities 291-3 Byron Bay 14, 184-93, Queensland 289, 362, children, travel with 287 184, 14 Canberra Space Centre 273 393, 411, 438, 451 drinking & nightlife cane toads 279 South Australia 752, 759, 304-6 Canning Stock Route 970 c 761, 772 emergency services 309 canoeing, see kayaking & Cable Beach 1008 Tasmania 663, 666, entertainment 306-8 canoeing Cairns 413-33, 414-15, 668, 674 festivals & events 295-6 Canowindra 209 433 Victoria 527, 531, 556, food 300-4 Cape Arid National Park 572, 615 accommodation 425-8 963 history 283 Western Australia 961, activities 417 Cape Bridgewater 549 internet access 309 965, 980, 1002, 1009, drinking 429-30 Cape Conran 615 medical services 309 1014, 1015, 1021 emergency services 431 Cape Jervis 748 money 309 Birdwood 743 entertainment 430 Cape Kimberley 453 shopping 308-9 Bitter Springs 865 food 428-9 Cape Le Grand National Black Mountain National sights 283-90 internet access 431 Park 963 Park 434 tourist information 309 medical services 431 Cape Naturaliste 943 Blackdown Tableland tours 293-5 money 431 Cape Otway 544 National Park 371 travel to/from 309-10 shopping 431 Cape Range National Park Blackfellows 790-1 travel within 310 sights 413-17 997-8 Blinman 799 walking tour 294, 294 tourist information 431 Cape Tribulation 456-7, Blue Lake 764 Brisbane Botanic Gardens tours 417-25 454 Blue Mountains National 289 travel to/from 431-2 Cape York Peninsula Park 136-43, 137, 51 Brisbane Festival 31, 295, travel within 432-3 464-72, 466-7 Boat Harbour 692-3 296 Caloundra 337-8 Capricorn Coast 362-72, boat travel 1082, see also Broad Arrow 969 camel riding 364 sailing Broadbeach 320-4 Alice Springs 875 car travel 47, 1072, 1084-90 Broken Hill 233-7, 234 Broome 1009 caravanning 1066-7 Brookfield Place 24 Cardwell 406-7 Map Pages 000 Coward Springs 806 Broome 16, 1008-14, Carnarvon 986-8 Photo Pages 000 Kings Canyon 889 1010, 16 1097 Carnarvon Gorge 372 coffee 1058 currency exchange 1074 Devonian Reef National Carnarvon National Park Coffin Bay National Park customs regulations 1069 Parks 1019-20 372 790 cycling 52, 1082 Devonport 681-2 Carrickalinga 747 Coffs Harbour 173-8, 174 New South Wales 68, 98, diarrhoea 1071-2 cassowaries 411 Coles Bay 663-5 99-100, 139 Dig Tree 806 Castlemaine 579-81 colloquial language 1030 Northern Territory Dimboola 557 Cataract Gorge 669 Commodore Point 749 821, 875 Dinner Plain 601 IND Cathedral Cave 768 consulates 1069-70 Queensland 291 dinosaurs 378, 1008 EX Cave Gardens 765 convicts 77, 655, 1032-3 South Australia disabilities, travellers with 722-3, 782 C-E caves Conway National Park 393 1077 Tasmania 631 Buchan 613 Coober Pedy 801-4, 802 diving & snorkelling Victoria 474, 592 Capricorn Caves 368 Cooinda 853-4 Byron Bay 186 Western Australia Coonawarra 768 Cook, James 1031-2, 1034, Cairns 418 905, 911 Cutta Cutta 861 1032 Christmas Island 1002 Cyclone Tracy 813 Engelbrecht Cave 765 Cooktown 458-60 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cygnet 650 Hastings Caves 652 Coolangatta 326-7 1002 Jenolan Caves 138 Coolgardie 965-6 Coffs Harbour 175 Lake Cave 945 Cooloola Coast 341-2 d Great Barrier Reef 40-2, 55, , Mt Gambier 765 Cooma 215-17 D’Aguilar Range National 54 423 New South Wales 68 Mulkas Cave 972 Coonabarabran 203 Park 291 Ningaloo Marine Park Murrawijinie 792 Coonawarra 766-7 Daintree National Park 13, 452, 997 Wombeyan Caves 223 Coongie Lakes 806 13 Daintree Village 451-2 Queensland 279-80 Yourambulla 797 Cooper Creek 455 Daly River 839-40 South Australia 714 Ceduna 791-2 Coopers Brewery 721 Daly Waters 867 Sydney 98 cell phones 22, 1075-6 Coorong National Park Dampier 998 Tasmania 623 Cervantes 973-4 761-2 Dampier Peninsula 1014-15 Townsville 397 Chambers Pillar 890 Coral Bay 989-92 Dandenong Ranges 528-9 Western Australia 905 Charleville 378-9 Coral Coast 988-1004, dangers, see safety dolphin watching 57 Charlotte Pass 222 990-1 Darling Downs 342-6 New South Wales 69, 247 Charters Towers 400 Corinna 696 Queensland 314 Childers 359 Corryong 568 Darwin 18, 813-33, 814, Cossack 999 818-19, 846, 847 Western Australia 941, children, travel with 1068-9 985-6, Coulta 790 accommodation 823-6 56 Adelaide 723 Dongara 976-7 Country Music Festival 199 drinking 828-9 Brisbane